SIERRA SAGE PRESENTS: California Forests - Sustaining the Grandeur Register

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Wed, Nov 18, 2026; 6:30 AM - 8:30 PM (Pacific)

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California is one of the ecologically richest regions in the continental United States. It has deserts, mountains, valleys and coasts and all the weather, geologic, plant and animal variation appropriate to such diverse topographies. Sierra Club California volunteers and staff actively work to protect the state's natural areas. Our goal is to ensure that they remain vibrant places still available as havens for native plants and wildlife and soul-enriching respites for people. The Southern California Forests team prioritizes safeguarding native biodiversity and the ecological integrity of local chaparral and mountain ecosystems rather than supporting commercial timber or industrial logging. We support science-based, careful stewardship and appropriate fuel-reduction projects that protect communities without unnecessarily disrupting wildlife habitats or implementing practices that could worsen fire risks. Advocacy efforts emphasize low-impact recreation, maintaining public trails, and educating communities.

24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA 92692, USA

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Organized By: Sierra Sage of SOC Group

Location: 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA 92692, USA

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Linda Pauer
lkpauer@gmail.com
9496321051

California is one of the ecologically richest regions in the continental United States. Sierra Club California volunteers and staff actively work to protect the state's natural areas. Our goal is to ensure that they remain vibrant places still available as havens for native plants and wildlife and soul-enriching respites for people.

The Southern California Forests team prioritizes safeguarding native biodiversity and the ecological integrity of local chaparral and mountain ecosystems rather than supporting commercial timber or industrial logging. We support science-based, careful stewardship and appropriate fuel-reduction projects that protect communities without unnecessarily disrupting wildlife habitats or implementing practices that could worsen fire risks. Advocacy efforts emphasize low-impact recreation, maintaining public trails, and educating communities.

Learn how teams of students and volunteers address real-world problems in forestry such as fire prevention. In collaboration with landowners, they may begin with a survey of the land to determine the density of tree cover, slope, type of wooded area, and measurements to characterize the challenge, then determine whether or not the fire risk can be mitigated. Students generate the solutions, such as thinning, mastication, treatment and other means of reducing fire risk.

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(Photo Courtesy of Forestry Challenge)

Our keynote speaker is Steve McAdams, a volunteer with Forestry Challenge, who will discuss how students are given the opportunity to explore careers in forestry by interacting with natural resource professionals including foresters, hydrologists, soil scientists, wildlife biologists, and fire scientists. In this role, volunteers and leaders engage teams in critical thinking challenges regarding timely forestry topics such as habitat protection, and overall forest sustainability.

Cost: FREE

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